option to overwrite all but (x) megabytes (for use on running system (for stability))

Bug #1649345 reported by plizhuathuo
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Bug Description

the feature to overwrite free disk space is useful, but can cause instability when used on a running system, as other processes will encounter write errors during the period in which the disk is completely full. it would be helpful if there were an option to overwrite all but (x) megabytes, so that there will be room for basic operations on an active system to continue without error.

on the command line, this could look something like:

bleachbit --clean system.free_disk_space --megabytes-to-leave-untouched 100

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Andrew Ziem (ahziem1) wrote :

That makes sense. The recommendation is to stop all running processes, but with background services this can be difficult to achieve.

Changed in bleachbit:
milestone: none → 3.0
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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ROCKNROLLKID (slinger1410-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

It is best to 1. not touch the system when wipe free space is in progress. 2. do it under safe mode where there is very limit drivers/processes running, which reduces what can/will get in the way.

I would suggest instead, you put your system in safe mode and then wipe free space at a time you will not be using your PC, like when you are sleeping.

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plizhuathuo (plizhuathuo) wrote :

for a more thorough cleaning, I run bleachbit from live media, however, for regular, automated maintenance, it would be helpful to have this option, as it would allow to safely run bleachbit as a recurring nightly task, without the hassle of having to manually boot to another system.

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Andrew Ziem (ahziem1) wrote :

Thanks for your patience while you wait. I am trying to close out all Lauchpad issues to make issues to manage. Feel free to re-file wishlist items at the site https://github.com/bleachbit/wishlist

Changed in bleachbit:
importance: Wishlist → Undecided
milestone: 3.0 → none
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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